List of articles tagged: Volvo

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It's been nearly a decade since Volvo's full-size SUV went on sale, and it has only just received its first facelift. 

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Volvo Car Corporation officially revealed its all-new five-door, five-seat hatchback, the Volvo V40 to the world's media at a press conference held during the Geneva Motorshow. The all-new Volvo V40 enters the Premium Hatchback class featuring a luxury look and feel that emphasises the aura of a compact car with large-car content and characteristics.

Volvo has launched the S60, S80 and XC60 with an all new 5-cylinder D3 diesel engine. The company has also added some features across the baseline models across its portfolio, at the same time they have priced it aggressively.

Volvo Auto India inaugurated a showroom in Kochi which is registered under the name of MGF Auto and is located at NH-47 bypass. The showroom is spread over an area of more than 3500sq.ft. 

We do a short comparison of the newly launched BMW X# against the Audi Q5 and the Volvo XC60. A detailed review of the BMW X3 will be followed shortly, after we review the car.

Volvo Auto India today announced the appointment of Mr. Tomas Ernberg as the Managing Director of the company. He will be responsible for the overall planning and operations in India. Mr. Ernberg has taken over from Mr. Paul de Voijs who completed a successful stint in India.  

Volvo has begun production of the C30 Electric. The fully electric version of the C30 hatchback, 50 vehicles of which have been undergoing tests since late 2010, will be built at the Swedish carmaker’s Ghent factory, while installation of components including the electric motor and batteries will be done at the Göteborg facility.The electric hatch can be recharged from a regular household power socket, with a full recharge taking just about seven hours, which is good for a driving range of 150km. The car does 0-600kmph in 4.0 seconds and goes on to a top speed of 130kmph. Volvo plans to make about 250 by end of 2012.